Here’s my selection of interesting (and sometimes amusing) posts about writing from the last weekabout writing from the last week:
Feeling Like an Old Geezer at the New Social Media Party (Jane Friedman)
https://janefriedman.com/feeling-like-an-old-geezer-at-the-new-social-media-party/
How to Use Periscope to Build Your Writing Brand (Williesha Morris)
www.thewritelife.com/how-to-use-periscop
Five Things I Learned Writing Take On Me (Minerva Zimmerman)
www.terribleminds.com/ramble/2015/10/15/m
Beware of Bloodsuckers (Amy K. Nichols)
http://yaoutsidethelines.blogspot.com/2015/10/beware-of-bloodsuckers-amy-k-nichols.html
Sometimes You Have to Stop and Smell the Research (Linda Castillo)
https://killzoneblog.com/2015/10/sometimes-you-have-to-stop-and-smell-the-research-guest-linda-castillo.html
Cultivating a Writer’s Eye (Michelle Ule)
www.booksandsuch.com/blog/cultivating-a-w
How to Market Yourself as an Author Before You Have a Book to Sell (Chuck Sambuchino)
www.thewritelife.com/how-to-market-yours
Oops! Your Exposition is Showing (Jessi Rita Hoffman)
www.storyfix.com/oops-your-exposition-is-s
Magnanimous (Donald Maass) [Jon’s Pick of the Week]
www.writerunboxed.com/2015/10/14/magnani
When Should You Stop Revising? (Janice Hardy)
http://blog.janicehardy.com/2013/01/when-should-you-stop-revising.html
Is Your Manuscript a Monster? (Elspeth Futcher)
http://bloodredpencil.blogspot.com/2015/10/is-your-manuscript-monster.html
Start Here: How to Get Your Book Published (Jane Friedman) [Jon’s other Pick of the Week]
https://janefriedman.com/start-here-how-to-get-your-book-published/
How to Create Unforgettable Characters (Jerry Jenkins)
www.jerryjenkins.com/how-to-create-unfor
3 Reasons to Write What Scares You (Shonell Bacon)
http://bloodredpencil.blogspot.com/2015/10/3-reasons-to-write-what-scares-you.html
The Introvert’s Guide to Conferences (Rachelle Gardner)
www.rachellegardner.com/introverts-guide-c
If you found these useful, you may also like my personal selection of the most interesting blog posts from 2014, and last week’s list.
If you have a particular favorite among these, please let the author know (and me too, if you have time). Also, if you've a link to a great post that isn't here, feel free to share.